Roadster rear seat



NOV, 1 9, 1929. l, J, REUTER I 1,735,908

ROADSTER REAR SEAT Filed Jan. 3, 1927 Patented Nov. 19, 1929 n fP'r'T YIRvINGf J. REUTER, OLANSING, Mionrcaiv, nssreiv'on To carissimi.'v morons co3- PoRA'rIoN, or' nnrnorr, iurcireaig, A1 CORPORATION ornELAWARE 1 noAnsTnR REAR.r` sEa'r Application filed January 3, 1927. Serial 1Y0. 158,66*?.V

This invention relates to automobile bodies of the roadster and coupetype, which embody a single main seat for two'or three passengers,with aV storage compartmentto the 5 rear thereof. Recently, the practice-has been tol provide an emergency or auxiliary seat, normally vfolded and concealed within the storage compartment, but. which may be opened to form la 'rumble or'dickey seat for additional -p'assengersfl i Y p 'M With theV present trendv toward shorter wheel bases, some difficulty has been expe- `riencedvin theprovisiongof ample leg room for comfort of rumble seat passengers, and it is one of the objects of the present` invention to provide a dickey seat construction particularly adaptable for Vshort length bodies, affording an abundance of leg space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a comparatively large opening in the rear deck for convenience of entry and exit of occupants and to further provide a sectional door or closure for the opening, the

sections being inter-connected for unisonal- 25 movement to opened or closed positions, with one of the sections serving as a back rest for the seat, when in opened position.'

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following specification and 3o the accompanying drawing,wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of anrautomobile body, showing the rumble seat 1n opened position, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the body with the rear deck closed.

y Referring to the preferred, but not necessarily the only embodiment of the invention, as shown in the drawing, therear deck of a coupe or roadster body is indicated at 1, and consists of' a skeleton framework of wood or metal, covered by metallic sheathing, as is the customary practice in providing a. storage compartment. Longitudinally extending sills 2, connected at their rear ends by the transverse sill 3, rest on and are for attachment to the chassis frame, and also carry the floor boards 4. Vertical side struts, as indicated at 5, extend upwardly to brace the upper sills 6, which conform to and define the rear deck contour, the upper sills 6 on the vwhich is' providedwith lug or ear 16, to, afford 'a' stop or rest for the arm, when the seat'is opened. 'A toggle link'v lpivoted' to a plate. 18 -onfthe upper, sill A6,"andto the plate 19,V -on the frame of the backrest ysection `8, serves :as a bra'cefor thefbackrestL-fi" y y vrespective sides ofthe deck being connected by the transverse cross bar 7 i l The greater portion of the upper side of fromthe drawing, the opening `being shown extending from the cross bar .7 to the end of the body at thetransversesill The. door orcover .for the kopening comprises complecovered withV metal sheets,.for'clos,ing the yfore ythe rear. deck is cut away, as willbeapparent `mentary sections 8 and 9, consisting of frames l l, 6o y and aft portions of the opening respectively,

the section `9v being Yhinged. 4orcpivoted .at ,'10, at'they end of' the body, and adapted'to swing at which time the section `8, extends upwardly from the vend ofthe body inthe closed plane cated 'at 11 and 12.*;.Bracket arms 13,'are

into the compartment Eand-` each arm is `pivotally connected at 14 to a fasteningplatel,

f, It will be seen thattherumbleseat extends tothe very rear edge or end ofthe automobile rbody, ,thus Iutilizing v all the available` Space, and that the size of the section A8 in affording a back rest of proper height only partially .closes the large opening in the deck, necessi- Ytating the additional section9to form a continuation of the section 8 and complete the closure of the opening. Topermit access to the rumble seat it becomes necessary to swing .the section 9 rearwardly and out of the path `of swinging'movement of the sectionfS. In theA present instance, it, isproposed to move thesections in unison, out of the respective =1ntersecting paths of each other, by -a pivotal vrrearwardlybeyondfthe end'offthe body and i :behind lthe section 8xwhen in open position,"65

interconnection ,betweenthesectiona which 1 -consistsof alink 20, pivotally mounted to Vfastening plates 21 and 22 on the respective u sections. Th'uswhen the section '8, is swung about its pivot 14, the link causes the section lino V9 to swing rearwardly about its pivot or hinge 10, to the position shownV in Fig. 1. The arrangement of the pivots and linkage is such that thev lower section 9 opens very much vmore rapidly at the start than does the upper section 8, in order to be clear of the range of relative swinging movement of -the section 8 in the least possible time. ,YV l

While the. invention has been described 'more or less specifically, it is to be under-Y stood that such obviou's'modiiicationsmay be lmade as come within the scope of the wappended claims.

Having described the-invention, I claim:

Y l; An automobile body having a rear deck with an opening therein, a seat within therear deck,'and a closure `i'or said opening, including sections pivoted respectively to thev body and `having' intersecting v.paths of swinging movement and linkspivota'l'ly` connecting adjacent ends ofsaidrsections `to each other,

Y whereby said: sections Vare moved in unison Y Vout-ofthe swinging pafths of each other to Apermit access to saidseat', one of said sections .fconstituting'a back rest for said seat when in fopen position.

l2. An.automobile'bodyihaving a rear `deck withv anopening therein, ...a seat within the "rear deck, a"pigvoted 'closure member lfor the f opening, adapted :to swing Vrearwardly to form aback rest' for theseat, a second'pivoted `closurel member, lying when in :closed posi-V 5. A motor vehicle body wherein a rear deck is provided with a closure door formed in sections, each independently pivoted to the body for swinging vmovement through inter- Secting paths of travel and orming one with the other a continuation vof the rearl .deck top panel ywhen yin closed position, and .which when in open position are located one behind the` other, characterized by means interconnecting said sectionsfand being adapted'to move' the sections in nnison about their ren spective pivots and out of the paths of movementor each other.

X 6. A motor vehicle body wherein a rear deck is provided with a closure door formed insections, each independently vpi'voted to the so: j

body for `swinging movement throughfintersectinglpaths oftravel and forming one with the other a .continuation ofthe rear top -panel when in closed position, and which when im; open position are located vone behind'vthe.

other, characterized by a link having pivotal connection withthe respectivev door sections andladapted 'upon swinging movement oi'Y one section to cause theswinginggmovement ,of

thev othersection at a faster rate of travel than y --thatofthe former.

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tion in the path ofswinging movement of f said' first .mentioned closure member, .and a link V,plvotally' vconnecting V'said members :tto

each other, whereby said second memberis ofthe iirst mentioned member. v

- A n `automobile :body havinga reardeck mov/ed out ofthep'athof swinging movement l Y with'an opening *thereima seatl within' the f means effecting thel movement of tsai'd v'sections in'unison'abont their respective .pivots --and out .of the range ofswl'nglngfmovement of each other.

4. An automobile bodylhavingmeai deck y l J "with an openingtherein, a Yseat within :the 'rear deck, a pivoted closure member -for-the rear part of the opening?, a pivoted closure member for thel fore part of the opening adapted to be swung open to an upnightposition in the plane ofltherearclosure member Vto lform a back rest V,for said seat, and means. to swing said rear-closure member out ofthe lnprightpl'ane of the open irontclosure mem- A.ber in'unison 'with the swinging movement thereof.

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